On Crafting the Perfect Theme Song for a James Bond 007 Movie
The UK’s Guardian newspaper has an interesting piece on creating the ‘perfect’ Bond song. While I’m not sure I agree with their conclusions, I…
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Broadcast consultant - former Director/Creator of ITV3, ITV4 in the UK, producer/writer (most recently Bob Fosse for Sky Arts in May 2019), commentator/rent-a-gob for trades, broadsheets and magazines. Also occasional lecturer (University of Westminster, London). Content provider.
Titans Season 2: Rachel Roth Looks More & More Like Eddie Munster…?
Whilst Titans is a breezy enough way to kill a few hours, but I was increasingly distracted by Teagan Croft (Rachel Roth)’s hairpiece (and blacked…
The Name of the Rose & Other More Notable Medieval ‘Whodunnits’
Following the TV mini-series version of The Name of the Rose, which concluded in the UK just before the holiday season, I wanted to take…
Annoying & Irritating TV/Film Catchphrases, Quirks & Tics
One of the interesting aspects of watching actors on the screen, however, lies in some viewers’ ability to notice certain tics that the actor seems…
Ye Gods! Streaming TV Brings Back the Greco-Roman Pantheon
Whether it’s dissatisfaction/boredom with the traditonal Judeo-Christian religions or just a search for novelty, it looks like the Greco-Roman pantheons are making a comeback, at…
On the Trend of Ironically Using ‘Innocent’ Pop Tunes in TV & Film
Season II of Killing Eve‘s twisted juxtaposition of innocent kids novelty song A Windmill in Old Amsterdam to the onscreen action in Dutch…
King of the Viking Movies? High Praise for ‘The 13th Warrior’
The success of the TV series Vikings (History Channel), and to a lesser extent The Last Kingdom (BBC/Netflix) has unfortunately spawned a cottage industry…
A Second Look at a Forgotten Screen Gem: 1981’s ‘Green Ice’
Green Ice (1981) tells the tale of an electronics engineer (Ryan O’Neal) and his gal pal (Anne Archer) who travel to South America, where they…
Thoughts On Paramount’s ‘Sexy Beast’ Prequel TV Series
The cult British gangster movie Sexy Beast is getting a small-screen prequel. The new series will tell the origin stories of the unhinged duo Don Logan…
Simple Twist of Fate? Early Marvel TV Stars’ Tarantino Connections
In the words of the late, great Rod (Twilight Zone) Serling: ‘Submitted for your approval….‘ Whilst some fans are aware…